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Marc-Andre Fleury made 36 saves, Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy scored, and the short-handed Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1

SAN JOSE — Marc-Andre Fleury made 36 saves, Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy scored, and the short-handed Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Saturday night.

Wild center Marco Rossi has been named the NHL's First Star of the Week after scoring three goals and five assists in three Minnesota wins last week. Rossi bagged two goals and an assist in the team's 5-3 win over Nashville on New Year's Eve. His assist in the second period was the Wild's go-ahead goal in the game.

ET, the Minnesota Wild go head to head against the Colorado Avalanche. Is Marco Rossi going to light the lamp in this contest? Take a look at the stats and insights below before making a wager on any player props.

Wild center Marco Rossi, Avalanche left winger Jonathan Drouin, Red Wings right winger and future Hall of Famer Patrick Kane are lighting the lamp, while Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov continues his brilliance.

Marc-Andre Fleury made 36 saves, Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy scored ... more scoring chances than in their 2-1 defeat Friday at Utah. Askarov continued to show promise as the Sharks' goaltender ...

Along with linemates Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy, Rossi is leading the offense in Kirill Kaprizov’s absence.

When we wrote about Marco Rossi's game evolving during the season on Friday, we weren't expecting him to add a new wrinkle one day later. But that's the kind of thing that happens when you watch a player take "The Leap,

Wild center Marco Rossi, who had eight points in three victories, was named the NHL’s No. 1 star of the week. The Wild had victories over Nashville, Eastern Conference-leading Washington and Carolina; the latter two came on the road.

They’re now 3-4-3 since the Christmas break, partially due to a major uptick in quality chances allowed at five-on-five; they were at 2.18 per 60 heading into the holiday, fourth-best in the NHL. In the 10 games since, though, they’re over 2.5.